[Nessebar, Bulgaria] Bulgaria has nine UNESCO World Heritage Sites, all of them inscribed in the 1970s and 1980s. Among them are the Thracian tomb in Kazanluk, which I visited and wrote about in 2014;...
Category: 2016 - Bulgaria & Germany, All Travel, Bulgaria, Europe Tags: Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Nessebar, UNESCO
[Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria] I was just six years old the last time I visited the Bulgarian seaside in 1987. I don’t remember much of that time, but my parents do. Going...
Category: 2016 - Bulgaria & Germany, All Travel, Bulgaria, Europe Tags: beach, Black Sea, Eastern Europe, Sveti Vlas
[Sofia, Bulgaria] I love my hometown in the summer. The weather is warm, the parks are green, and the streets are lined with outdoor cafes. Many people leave the city to...
Category: 2016 - Bulgaria & Germany, All Travel, Bulgaria, Europe Tags: al fresco dining, city walks, Eastern Europe, European capitals, Sofia
Day 1 of my 2-week visit to Bulgaria and Germany in August 2016.
Category: 2016 - Bulgaria & Germany, All Travel, Bulgaria, Europe Tags: Bulgarian food, Eastern Europe, Sofia
Balabanova All Over